Have you heard? The robots are coming for our jobs—all of them. According to McKinsey, 45% of the activities we do for work are already automatable, and that’s just with current technology. As our technological capabilities grow, the list of jobs “at risk” from artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning is expanding rapidly from manual and less skilled roles, such as driver and personal assistant, to “knowledge worker” roles such as doctor, investor and consultant.

Admittedly every job is composed of various tasks and responsibilities—some more automatable than others. What this means, is that those who want to stay relevant, and employed, are going to need to shift their focus and their skill sets to areas that are less ripe for robot takeover. As we wrote recently for Harvard Business Review, emotional intelligence will be a differentiator in who stays employed and who is dismissed when smart machine saturate the market, but let’s focus in on some specific skills. Nobody can predict exactly where this revolution of artificial intelligence and machine learning will take us, but here are the roles we think are mostly likely to have staying power over the next few decades:

Creative. While machine learning and AI are able to take over predictable and well-understood processes, the process of creating something new—new ideas, new stories, new innovations, new content—will likely remain the domain of human beings for a while yet. The flash of inspiration and the new ways of thinking involved in the creative process can’t yet be well imitated. Although data and machine learning will likely be involved in the targeting and evaluation of creative processes, inventors and innovators will continue to dream up new businesses and new ways of using technology to improve our lives; writers will continue to share new stories and new perspectives and marketers will continue to design new advertisements to entice us.

What can you do to develop your creative skills? Practice, of course. Many people shy away from the creation process, whether writing, designing, or ideating, because it involves making yourself vulnerable to criticism. Instead, embrace the risk and personal growth that these challenges provide. Find opportunities to create—whether you write for a local publication, put videos on YouTube, or develop a side business.

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Motivator. The motives of human beings are complex and mysterious. If you have ever tried to convince someone to take better care of his or her health or manage his or her finances differently, then you have likely seen how difficult it can be to motivate a person to action. Motivation, however, is an important, albeit unrecognized, part of many jobs. The best doctors motivate their patients to care for their own health through diet and exercise. The best consultants motivate their clients to make impactful change. The best teachers motivate their students to learn and grow.

Unfortunately, at no point in our careers are we taught this skill, and it is not simple. We each have our own challenges and own goals in life. A good motivator must perceive these often intangible factors and customize their messaging. Artificial intelligence is not there yet, and workers with these skills will stand out in a variety of industries.

To develop your skills at motivation, identify the opportunities to motivate others in your current role—we guarantee they are there. Many people, regardless of role and industry, like to believe that it’s their job to present the facts, and everyone else’s job to act on them. This is an enormous missed opportunity. Leaders, regardless of job, are those that can motivate those around them to take action.

Manager. Managing people is demanding and nuanced work. A good manager finds balance between what is best for the organization, and what develops and satisfies his or her employees. Great managers are also able to customize their style to different employees and situations, using commanding, collaborative, communicative, and co-creative techniques to evoke the best work product from their team.

The emotional intelligence required of managers is very difficult to replicate with AI and machine learning, so we expect that strong managers will always have a place in every organization. How can you develop your skills as a manager? First, seize opportunities to manage. Because of the inherent difficulty in this job, many talented employees choose to stay in technical or individual contributor tracks. Unfortunately, these are the tracks most vulnerable to technological obsolescence. Instead, challenge yourself to grow your skill set and emotional intelligence with these new responsibilities.

Nearly every job provides opportunities to use these skills—to create, motivate, and manage—and we encourage you to invest in yourself and challenge yourself to grow in these areas. If you are a doctor, you can write for medical journals, motivate your patients to care for themselves, and actively manage those who work in your office. This would be a huge departure for many physicians who prefer to focus solely on the technical skills of diagnosing and treating patients. Those are the skills, however, most easily replaced by technology. If you are a consultant, you can develop new frameworks, motivate your clients to action, and take on responsibility for the professional development of your team.

Whatever it is that you do in your life, these skills are already important for success. And, over the next decades, they will become essential skills for anyone who wants to remain relevant as new technologies become better and better than human beings at some parts of our jobs.

Barry Libert and Megan Beck are cofounders at OpenMatters, a machine learning and alternative data company. They have spent many years researching value, using machine learning, algorithms and text mining. Their goal is to understand the relationship between what leaders th...